Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-11
THE SUICIDE.
Louis Lingg Blows Half His Head Away
With Dynamite.

Louis LingE Blows Half His Head Away
With Dynamite.
CHICAGO, November 10.-''Louis Lingg,
the bomb thrower, has committed suicide
by shooting himself"
This WAS the report that spread like Wild
fire through the city this morning, and, to
say that it created q sensation in all
quarters is drawing it mildly.
After the excitement had subsidized it
was learned that Lingg had tried to end
his life by means of Eliminating cap and
not with a revolver as first stated. He held
the cap in his mouth and lit it with a
candle which was burning in his cell.
The explosion was the first warning the
Jail people had, the guard seeing him with
q candle in his hand supposing that he was
lighting cigar.
Immediately after the explosion Deputy
O'Neil rushed into Lingg's cell which was
completely enveloped in smoke. There he
found the young Anarchist lying on his
back with great holes in his head from
which the blood was rushing in torrents.
He was at once carried into the Jail Office
and placed on table. He was still breath,
ing family, and while DR.. Gray WAS exam
ing him he coughed slightly and the blood
poured forth again from his terrible
wound and from his mouth and nose
The physician said the man could
only live an hour or 80 at the most,
aud he expects his death every minute.
After a W while Jailer Folz made an exam
alton OF the cell On the floor was found
the she'll Ofa Eliminating cap. The Sheriff
said there had undoubtedly been dynamite
in it The supposition that the man put
the sh.ll in his mouth and deliberately ap-
piled the candle flame is undoubtedly cor
rect. The explosion was terrific. 1t
startled the officials, who thought Is was a
bomb, the noise was so great. The she'll
was so small rs to have allowed the SNUG
Cling of il into the Jail without trouble
HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS.
All day yesterday it was thought that
Lingg acted differently from usual. Tues
day night he gave out his farewell adj
dress" which was written for the Alarm,
Parsons old paper. In it he recited at
length the grievances, and closed as fol-
| lows:
"Now, with last and earnest farewell
| TO all friends and comrades and with final
wishes for their prosperity, close, in view
of the certainty that shall never have the
chance of seeing you again, my beloved
comrade, with an earnest and hearty wish
| for your future success in life. Your COM
rade, Hoch Die Anarchie.
| Louis LINGG"
Yesterday when one Of the guards told
him that the papers had published his let
ter TO d. d. Lum, the bomb manufactures
expressed a strong desire to ''read it in
English" Jailer Folz consented, and
Lingg slowly plodded through the trans
lation. Englehart speaks German, and,
when appealed to, gave LiDgg the mean
ing of English words in German. The
doomed man said the letter was an admira'
BILE translation of the original. Turning to
another page of the paper, his eye caught
the line: "Lingg will surely hang
Calling EnElehart, he asked: What is the
meaning of this word s-h-u-re-l-y in Ger
man ?" Englehart told him, and LiugS
laughingly observed: sol will s.h-u:r, ely
hang" His manner was such that Engle'
hart Joined in the laugh.
Say" the blonde haired young Anarch'
ist called To reporter, did you see my
masdeschenP" He was told that Eds
Mueller had not been seen, and his next
query was: HAS my schstz isweetheart.
gone to Spring6eld?" This question was
answered in the affirmative. He seemed
pleased and remarked that if he could
have seen her he would have told her u
STAY ut home. 0Neil, one of the two
guards who remain on duty before Lingg's
cell throughout the day, declared that
LinSg was the coolest man in Cook county
Jail. He was very pale, but his appetite
was good and he slept we'll.
How the dynamite was smuggled into
the cell is not known, but il is generally
believed that there is q traitor among thf
death watch, who gave him the dypamlts
and the cap. This is the theory at the
81 eriff's office.
THE INSANITY SCHEME FAILS.
Mr.. V. V. Hunt, the attorney for Lingg,
who has been trying to have the young
| Anarchist declared insane, was at judge
Bakers house this morning at O'Clock
and asked to Judge to heal the petition
and grant a writ for an inquiry into
Lingg's insanity.
Tie Judge told Mr.. Hunt that the peti'
tion must not be presented to him, but tC
the court, and that bis court had adjourn
ed until 10 o'clock this morning There,
upon Mr.. Hunt departed, saying he would
sppear in court and make the application
regardless Of Lipgg's attempt at suicide.
Mr.. Hunt appeared before Judge Baker
at 10 o'clock and made iormsl applica'
ton for . writ in LiDgg's case, and 1t Tas
refused.
| WHY hE THINKS LINGO INSANE.
what was your reason for thinking
Lingg insane?"
'In Ireland had much lunscy practice
rand know the peculiarities of men having
unsound minds. This man Lingg is 8
crank on politics. have seen many
such cases in Rome, Paris and in Spain.
They were men who got so badly worked
up on some public question that theil
minds became warped, and they wanted to
destroy 81 opposition. Just so with
Lingg. He Is crazy on the labor question
and wants to kill every one Who does moi
agree with him.p
James G.. Herman, n. D., the man who
signed the petition, has gained some noto'